Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-1059 | 3d Cir. | Dec 3, 2012 | Apr 16, 2013 | 5-4 | Thomas | OT 2012 |
Holding: Because respondent had no personal interest in representing putative, unnamed claimants, nor any other continuing interest that would preserve her suit from mootness, her suit was appropriately dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Judgment: Reversed, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on April 16, 2013. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, and Justice Sotomayor joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion recap: A "pick off" strategy works (Lyle Denniston, April 16, 2013)
- Argument recap: Will sympathy or technicality prevail? (Lyle Denniston, December 3, 2012)
- Argument preview: Scuttling a workers' pay case (Lyle Denniston, December 2, 2012)
- Petition of the day (Matthew Bush, April 4, 2012)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/09/2011 | Application (11A570) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 18, 2012 to February 17, 2012, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 12/13/2011 | Application (11A570) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 17, 2012. |
| 02/17/2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2012) |
| 03/12/2012 | Waiver of right of respondent Laura Symczyk to respond filed. |
| 03/21/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2012. |
| 03/21/2012 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar. (Distributed) |
| 03/21/2012 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. (Distributed) |
| 03/28/2012 | Response Requested . (Due April 27, 2012) |
| 04/24/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 25, 2012. |
| 05/25/2012 | Brief of respondent Laura Symczyk in opposition filed. |
| 06/05/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2012. |
| 06/05/2012 | Reply of petitioner Genesis HealthCare Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/25/2012 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. GRANTED. |
| 06/25/2012 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar GRANTED. |
| 06/25/2012 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 07/17/2012 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 30, 2012. |
| 07/17/2012 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 19, 2012. |
| 07/24/2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 08/30/2012 | Brief of petitioners Genesis HealthCare Corporation, et al. filed. |
| 08/30/2012 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of Costs) |
| 09/04/2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| 09/06/2012 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. |
| 09/06/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of ACA International filed. |
| 09/06/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. |
| 09/06/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council filed. |
| 09/14/2012 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 3, 2012. |
| 09/14/2012 | CIRCULATED |
| 10/01/2012 | Record from U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of Pennsylvania is electronic. |
| 10/01/2012 | Record from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit is electronic. |
| 10/17/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States supporting affirmance filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/19/2012 | Brief of respondent Laura Symczyk filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/26/2012 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 10/26/2012 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars Stephen B. Burbank, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/26/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/26/2012 | Brief amici curiae of The Impact Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/26/2012 | Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/26/2012 | Brief amici curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/13/2012 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 11/16/2012 | Reply of petitioners Genesis HealthCare Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/03/2012 | Argued. For petitioners: Ronald Mann, New York, N. Y. For respondent: Neal Kumar Katyal, Washington, D. C.: and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| 04/16/2013 | Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| 05/20/2013 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
Holding: Because respondent had no personal interest in representing putative, unnamed claimants, nor any other continuing interest that would preserve her suit from mootness, her suit was appropriately dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Judgment:”Reversed, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on April 16, 2013. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, and Justice Sotomayor joined.